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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Orchard Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Orchard Acres and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Orchard Acres:
- 40.863947, -81.416503
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Orchard Acres
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Stark County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stark County
- Since Orchard Acres is near Summit County and also Portage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Portage County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Orchard Acres
Communities Also Named Orchard Acres ...
We found five communities that are also named Orchard Acres.
There is one other community in Ohio that is also named Orchard Acres.
Beyond Ohio, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Butler County
- This Orchard Acres is located in Butler County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Orchard Acres that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Orchard Acres.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Orchard Acres is located in Kent County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Orchard Acres that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Orchard Acres.
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Orchard Acres is located in Greenville County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the south of the Orchard Acres that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Orchard Acres.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Orchard Acres is located in Davis County and lies 1,584 miles [2,549.2 km]<1> to the west of the Orchard Acres that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Orchard Acres.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Orchard Acres is located in Albemarle County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Orchard Acres that is located in Stark County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Orchard Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Orchard Acres ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Edgefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Edgefield is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Hills and Dales
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hills and Dales is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills and Dales
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Lake Cable
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Lake Cable is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cable
- Lake Slagle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Slagle is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Slagle
- Lake View Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake View Heights is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Heights
- Mount Pleasant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Parkridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Parkridge is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkridge
- Ridgedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ridgedale is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Skyline Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Skyline Hills is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Hills
- Sweetbriar
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sweetbriar is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Tower Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tower Terrace is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Terrace
How Far From Orchard Acres to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Orchard Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Orchard Acres and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Stark County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Orchard Acres to Columbus, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 268 miles [431.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,992 miles [9,643.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,715 miles [10,806.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,590 miles [7,386.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Orchard Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Orchard Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Orchard Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8639, Longitude: -81.4165 In this case, the coordinates for Orchard Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.45 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.648 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.92 degrees. |
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